This story about besties Shannon Knapp and Hazel Leroy comes to onStage Pittsburgh as part of Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh’s “Picture This” advocacy campaign, to spotlight friendships across generations and celebrate intergenerational connections. The campaign culminates with an exhibition at the August Wilson Center, opening on November 8.
Shannon Knapp
Himbo’s Brings Continuous Laughter to the New Hazlett
Brian Pope’s Himbos dramedy played well to the enthusiastic and appreciative near-capacity audience. By MAC Hoover Himbos is a funny, fast-paced comedy that could mean a lot of things to a lot of different people, a “choose your own adventure” story. I’m unclear… Read More ›
Laura Irene Young’s ‘When Jesus Divorced Me’ is a Cleverly Poignant, One-Woman Show
By MAC HOOVER A tiny little theater in Carnegie has consistently put out quality small shows. It is aptly called Carnegie Stage and has been the home of off the WALL productions since 2012, although the company started in ’07 in Washington, PA. We… Read More ›
Playwright Brian Pope’s ‘Himbos’ is a Saucy Service Industry Dramedy with a Twist at the New Hazlett Theater this October
This October, the New Hazlett Theater invites audiences to the premiere of Himbos, playwright Brian Pope’s laugh-out-loud dramedy about found family. The play introduces viewers to the fictional Himbos restaurant as its scantily-clad male staff navigates the perils of friendships, romance, and even karaoke. According… Read More ›
Throughline Theatre Company Revives ‘Living News Festival’ a Historic Theater Concept in a Brilliant New Production
Limited Run Now to August 20th at Carnegie Stage By JESSICA NEU Throughline Theatre Company’s unique production is based on the Living Newspapers productions from the 1930s. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted the Federal Theater Project as part of the Works… Read More ›
Lessons of “The Carols” Are Timeless and Eminently Entertaining
Holiday treats are often overly sweet and holiday entertainments often swerve into stereotypes but The Carols at Carnegie Stage serves up the right potpourri of story, talent, rhymes, schemes, and timeless wisdom. Circa wartime 1944, this bright and innovative musical… Read More ›
Can You Detect the Truth in “The Ravages of Now”?
Non-State Actors latest production tackles cults and their susceptible nature in The Ravages of Now. The devised play puts the audience in the middle of a meeting for, “The Collective,” a no-technology, non-religious group who are eagerly looking to recruit… Read More ›
The Morals of Choice and Empathy in off the WALL’s Sensational “Not Medea”
By Casey Cunningham Warning: The following review contains spoilers for the play Medea but, not, Not Medea. (That is likely the last bad joke I will make.) This is not a show about Medea, descendant of the sun god Helios…. Read More ›
Pittsburgh Classic Player’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”: A Study in Meaningful Theatre
By Eva Phillips Pittsburgh Classic Player’s A Streetcar Named Desire is not an easy thing to sit through. This is in no way a reflection on the quality of the show as a whole—which is extraordinary—nor the performances given by… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Classic Players Challenge Canon in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Tennessee Williams is a master of diffusely permeating the social consciousness and cultural lexicon. His inimitable style is why his works are held in the esteemed canon for theatre and film scholars alike, and the striking relatability of his stories… Read More ›
